You want irresponsible and unjustifiable?
Try Kelo - that did far more damage to our republic than any offhand utterance by a Congresscritter.
Kelo is actually an example of the system working.
Emineant Domain has long been allowed for economic revitalization, even for private development. Kelo cites several authorities that showed it was allowed even in the 1800's, and was hardly innovative. The Supreme Court ruled conservatively - that it wasn't their place to say it couldn't happen. The system then took over - and there are very few jurisdictions that will exert that power. Many states are quite likely to prohibit within their own constitutions the exercise of Eminent Domain under these circumstances - and they can do that.
The system worked.
Kelo only bolstered the power of our government,given by the XVI amendment,to take property from one citizen and give it to another.